It is the time of year where we all get together and celebrate what we are grateful for throughout the year.  We gather as a group to eat, drink and be merry.  It is also a time where there are a lot of people traveling and our roads are much more congested then usual.  In fact, this year, AAA is estimating that in 2022 there were be well over 50 million people who will travel, by car, more than 50 miles during this upcoming Thanksgiving weekend.  On a normal travel weekend, it is important that you pay attention to your safety while driving, but on a Thanksgiving weekend there are far more chances that you may wind up in a New Haven auto accident if you’re not approaching driving with care. It’s not just the volume of traffic on Thanksgiving weekend that becomes the problem, but also there are some factors Read the full article…

One of the big stories of the COVID-19 pandemic was the fact that there was a steep increase in the number of fatalities caused by auto accidents in the U.S..  One of the reasons that experts believed that to be happening was that drivers who were out on the roads while they were much less congested were taking bigger risks, driving faster and often driving while distracted.  It was the hope of experts that this trend would turn downward once things began opening up and congestion returned to our roadways.  In 2021, the trend continued to be on the high side. With that said, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reporting out new numbers that point to some good news on the story of the national trend in fatalities caused by auto accidents.  While the overall early reporting of numbers for the first half of 2022 are being Read the full article…

A New Haven auto accident of any kind that results in the death of someone who is involved with the crash is always tragic, but when it involves a 27-year old off-duty firefighter it really makes you pause a little bit longer.  The incident that involved five vehicles on I-91 is another reminder that the safety of all individuals is often at risk when you’re driving. When you are behind the wheel of your vehicle you need to make sure you are taking your own safety very seriously and the safety of others who are sharing the road with you very seriously as well.  While it can be easy to get lazy while driving, there is no room for that when you are operating a fast moving and very heavy vehicle that can cause serious damage if not used safely.  When you hit the road you are taking your own life Read the full article…